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Robertson to DL, Nova better: Yankees’ pitching depth to be tested

The New York Yankees are hurting. David Robertson has been placed on the disabled list with a strained left oblique according to various tweets from Yankees beat writers. Ivan Nova was said to be feeling…Read More

Shift this! Teixeira blast rallies Yankees past Orioles 8-5

Mark Teixeira has been hacking both at the plate and from a cough which has lasted as long as his slump. But, last night was what he hopes to be a turning point. Teixeira beat a modified shift the only…Read More

Sabathia’s arm, Cano’s bat carry Yankees to 5-3 win over Rays

The New York Yankees got everything they needed last night out of CC Sabathia and the offense spearheaded by Robinson Cano provided enough support to make it seem effortless. The Yankees walked away with…Read More

Houdini’s escape fails; Rays rally past Yanks, 4-1

  David Robertson fell off the tightrope last night as he blew a one-run lead in the ninth. He allowed his first four runs of the season as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the New York Yankees, 4-1. Read…Read More

Does David Robertson’s tightrope get thinner in the ninth inning?

New York Yankees reliever David Robertson is affectionately nicknamed Houdini because of his ability to get out of tough jams brought on both by his teammates and himself. Should Yankees’ fans be…Read More

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Ibanez hits half the homers as Hamilton, enough for Yankees to beat Rays 5-3

Josh Hamilton went ballistic with four home runs against the Baltimore Orioles last night, overshadowing…Read More

Cano, Yanks Bust Out In Win Over Royals

Finally! That’s how the New York Yankees must have felt after breaking out of a recent offensive…Read More

Today in Yankeeland: News and Links

The Yankees still haven’t finalized a radio deal for next season, so the future of John Sterling…Read More

Firsts

AJ Burnett got his first August win as a Yankee (14 tries), his first win since June 29, his first win…Read More

News during a no-rain rain delay

The Yanks are currently in a rain delay even though it is not raining. Now I have seen it all. I guess…Read More

News and notes

So was activated from the 60-day DL today, and Girardi said the team will “work him back slow.” I think, and this is just me speculating, that this is a move to keep D-Rob in the eighth-inning…Read More

Some quick injury notes + news

So was not activated before today’s game, but he will be before Friday’s tilt against the Orioles. He threw back-to-back games on Sunday and Monday, so the team felt it was best to wait given…Read More

Sweet 16

In the 100th game of the season, the Yankees handed the Mariners their 16th straight loss — a 10-3 shellacking. The win, which featured a 1 hour and 57 minute rain delay, put the Yanks 20 games over…Read More

Fred Ex delivers

Much like Cy Colon last night, Fabulous Freddy shook off a bad start and threw a terrific game. Fab Fred (8-7) went 6 2/3 innings and gave up eight hits with seven strikeouts to no walks as the Yanks beat…Read More

Update: Wednesday’s lineup + news

The lineup for tonight’s game against the Rays is as follows: Jeet SS Grandy CF Tex 1B Cano 2B Swish Dog RF DH Martin C Andruw Jones DH RF Eddie Nunez 3B Gardy LF I’m stymied as to why the…Read More

Afternoon news

In the big news of the day, US District Judge Reggie Walton declared a mistrial in the perjury case of Roger Clemens after noticing that the prosecution entered evidence Reggie had said was inadmissible.…Read More

Reason #2,345,432 why pitcher wins is a dumb stat

AJ was absolutely filthy tonight, but was dealt a loss because the offense was non-existent. He threw 7 2/3 innings and gave up a run on five hits with eight strikeouts and one walk (his last batter).…Read More

Bad news for Hughes, Soriano

The Yanks claimed pitcher Kanekoa Texeira off waivers from the Royals today in a move that sent Phil Hughes to the 60-day disabled list. Fake Tex doesn’t have overwhelming numbers in his 67 2/3 career…Read More

Maybe Cashman had a point

It appears that the Yanks’ new eighth-inning guy, Rafael Soriano, has experienced more stiffness in his pitching elbow. He was unavailable on Sunday for the Sox game because he felt stiffness in…Read More

UPDATE:Soriano to get MRI

UPDATE: Girardi said So’s MRI showed a little inflammation and referred to the tests as “pretty good.” The righty will take a couple of days off and play catch tomorrow. He is officially…Read More

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